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wifi: brcmfmac: Fix memory leak in brcmf_sdio_read_control()

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Fix memory leak in brcmf_sdio_read_control() The memory allocated for buf is not freed in some of the error paths in brcmf_sdio_read_control(). Fix that by adding vfree() calls. [arend: rework as suggested by Johannes]

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CVE-2026-80949

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-80949

Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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CVE-2026-80949

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